Olga Semenchik
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Why do I Write about Safety?
Why do I write about safety? And why might you wish to do the same? I started because I wanted to meet like-minded people. And I did! Writing brought me all of you, and I am very glad to share my th...
Russian FederationBlog
April 25, 2022
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IOGP SAFETY LEADERSHIP GUIDE FOR MANAGERS
If you have not yet read the IOGP guide on safety leadership in practice - check it out! We all want to create a good safety culture. Well, point me to someone who really does not want that. However...
Russian FederationBlog
April 18, 2022
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Safety Ideas
I am excited today, because one of my workers came to me with an excellent idea. He invented a way to reduce work at height risks in the office by replacing some overhead equipment with a more ergonom...
Russian FederationOpinion
April 6, 2022
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Are you scared of audits?
Last week I was doing a field visit during a contractor HSE audit. Everything was going well, and then two people were asked to share their JSA for an upcoming hazardous activity. They went into our...
Russian FederationOpinion
April 3, 2022
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Importance of Front-Line Leaders
There is a yearly staff meeting. The CEO starts the speech with the importance of occupational health and safety, mental health protection and working together as one team. The HR Director continues...
Russian FederationOpinion
March 28, 2022
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Repeated Incidents
Do you like incident investigations? In my experience, people can get very excited about them. There are many techniques for Root Cause Analysis, some going together with fancy tools and long spreads...
Russian FederationOpinion
March 24, 2022
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The Power of Social Media to Support Knowledge Sharing.
Hello dear Safety Professionals I'm Bapi Sarkar from Mumbai India. I'm a Former Construction Worker currently pursuing NEBOSH & to become a certified Safety Professional is my Dream. But right now I ...
March 23, 2022
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Fitz’s Top Four Reasons Lockout Policies Fail to Protect Employees
In my 50 years of manufacturing experience, I have seen all too many employee amputations, severe arc flash burns, and other catastrophic injuries. To my memory, the root cause of all these accidents ...
March 21, 2022
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DIFFERENT SAFETY CULTURES - DIFFERENT SAFETY STORIES
Do you know what a Safety Culture Ladder is? Many of you do, but just in case: “Pathological” / “Nobody cares” / “Practice-based” culture - if a person falls from height, we hide it or blame the p...
Russian FederationOpinion
March 21, 2022
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Experience is Not equal to Competence !
Experience is Not Equal to Competence! Yes! Of Course, you may amazed because of the statement but why? - let me share my thoughts here! When I got my first job in a wind turbine generator erectio...
March 20, 2022
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COMMON MISTAKES IN SAFETY STORIES
I know one person who loves to talk about safety. He starts all his meetings with a safety moment, he conducts separate sessions about safety with his subordinates, he always has comments about incide...
Russian FederationOpinion
March 5, 2022
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD SAFETY STORY
Which story is more appealing to you and why? Story 1 In the past few years our company suffered an increase in road traffic accidents. Last year we recorded 30% more injuries because of overspeeding...
Russian FederationOpinion
February 28, 2022
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Storytelling in Safety Management (1)
People think in stories - this is a fact. Try to remember “31, 5, 13, 18, 100, 14, 4”. Compare it to “31 people live in 5 different cities. 13 of them commute to work using public transport and 18 ...
Russian FederationOpinion
February 26, 2022
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Eating healthy on the road
Blessed to say my current situation is a zero-travel situation, but at previous employers I was required to travel AT LEAST one week a month. Being on the road I quickly realized two things: (1) hotel...
May 14, 2021
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Photographing your workplace
It’s common for safety pros to photograph incidents of unsafe workplace conditions when walking through the facility. These photos are then typically sent to managers, supervisors, and/or employees to...
April 9, 2021
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Safety Culture??
What is a safety culture? How is this safety culture achieved? How do you handle adversity while trying to obtain this culture? What do you mean by building a safety culture from the ground up? These...
March 9, 2021